The business value in the S of ESG
Why should companies bother to be socially responsible in the world of business where shrewdness trumps fairness and charity?
Singapore
THE contrasting fates between overnight South Korean Netflix star Song Ji-a and Chinese ultra-fast fashion retailer Shein have shown how jarringly unequal the effects of cancel culture between individuals and companies can be.
On one hand, we see a beauty influencer lose her career in just one day earlier this year following revelations that some of her designer outfits on Netflix's hit dating reality show Singles' Inferno were knock-offs.
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